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# Senior Data Scientist, RBQM Analytics

- **Company:** AbbVie Inc.
- **Location:** North Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $109,500.0 - $208,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Data Mining, Data Visualization, R (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, MicroStrategy, SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Visual Analytics, Data Analytics, Spotfire
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.biospace.com/logon?PipelinedPage=%2Fjob%2F3070445%2Fsenior-data-scientist-rbqm-analytics%3FAction%3DContinueJobApplication%23application-form

## About the Role

* Bachelors degree statistics, analytics, bioinformatics, data science or equivalent field. Masters degree preferred
 * Must have 3-5 years of analytics-related experience in clinical research including demonstrated high-level analytics and leadership competencies.
 * Advanced career level proficiency in R, Python, SQL or other statistical packages. Intermediate-level knowledge of statistical and data mining techniques
 * Expert proficiency with visualization tools like Spotfire, Tableau, Microstrategy or equivalent
 * Proven expertise with Machine Learning and other advanced analytics techniques
 * Demonstrated effective communication skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate analytical and technical concepts in laymans terms
 * Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills
 * Demonstrated history of successful execution in a fast-paced environment and in managing multiple priorities effectively
 * Experience working in Cloud Computing environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, etc) is preferred

## Description

Risk Based Quality Management (RBQM) Analytics is an ambitious team of Data Scientists and Data Engineers with a unique blend of Business, Scientific, and Machine Learning expertise that seeks to unleash the full potential of AbbVies data assets by bringing technology and/or data and insights to the forefront of decision making via fit-for-purpose solutions. The Senior Data Scientist role is a key role to enable application of advanced analytics techniques across clinical development continuum. Drives Analytics innovation and experimentation to enable data-driven insights for complex business problems across R&D by deploying advanced analytics techniques like Machine Learning and Visual Analytics.

Responsibilities

 * Connects with cross-functional teams to design work product and as an analytics consultant. Anticipates and identifies issues that could affect timelines or quality and develops options and solutions
 * Leads and helps establish the design principles and standards to ensure analytical work product is consistent across projects where appropriate and that user experience is optimized
 * In addition to standard statistical methods, develops prototypes, test methods and algorithms. Leverages emerging statistical methodologies, ML and AI to drive innovative analytical solutions to create insights
 * Enables data-driven insights to support of clinical development continuum, including precision medicine
 * Ensures adherence to federal regulations and applicable local regulations, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), ICH Guidelines, AbbVie Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and to functional quality standards. Stays abreast of new and/or evolving local regulations, guidelines and policies related to clinical development
 * Identify business needs and support the creation of standard KPIs, reports, and statistical analyses;
 * Responsible for coaching and mentoring junior team members.
 * Work side by side with cross-functional teams as an analytics consultant to strategize on how analytics can help evaluate the progress of clinical trials, as well as facilitate discussions around emerging risks; Applies machine learning techniques to validate assumptions and predict future behavior


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